Meaning of "gawgaw"

gawgaw •

n.
• • starch, cornstarch

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n.
• • a starchy flour made from corn: gawgaw (ng mais)

n.
• • 1. a white, tasteless food substance: maputi at walang lasang sustansiya ng pagkain, istarch
  • 2. a substance used to stiffen clothes: almirol, gawgaw

v.
• • to stiffen clothes with starch: mag-almirol, almirulan